India now has an aircraft carrier, sort of

[techs]

iirc Canada had a formidable air force from the 1950's until about the 1970's. They were defending against Russian bombers coming over the pole.

 

[CPA]

So, how long before it collapses on itself?

 

[Puppies04]

I think we (The UK) are getting rid of our carriers. Apparently we are going to part own some with France.

Under the terms of the agreement each country will have them for 50% of the time, apparently we are having them on the way to war.

 

[techs]

I think we (The UK) are getting rid of our carriers. Apparently we are going to part own some with France.

Under the terms of the agreement each country will have them for 50% of the time, apparently we are having them on the way to war.

If I recall correctly the UK is only leasing them until their new baby carriers are ready.

Apparently the agreement is the UK gets to use them in a war, but the French get them to use for their surrender.

 

[Soundmanred]

... And the decks are seperated by caste.

l o l

 

[busydude]

l o l

Funny at first, but Indian armed forces don't have any caste based reservations.

 

[PowerYoga]

I thought China retrofitted some used carrier and has their own now.

Edit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning
Yep

china also doesn't know shit about aircraft carriers. That thing is more likely to sink than to be a threat or a deterrence anywhere. Like most things in china, it will likely explode or collapse on its own.

 

[Soundmanred]

Funny at first, but Indian armed forces don't have any caste based reservations.

Still funny.

 

[techs]

china also doesn't know shit about aircraft carriers. That thing is more likely to sink than to be a threat or a deterrence anywhere. Like most things in china, it will likely explode or collapse on its own.

Chinese aircraft carriers can't float. Too much lead.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Amazing that no one seemed to have acurately read the article.

read? Without video most of the people on these forums are totally lost.....

 

[KMFJD]

If I recall correctly the UK is only leasing them until their new baby carriers are ready.

Apparently the agreement is the UK gets to use them in a war, but the French get them to use for their surrender.

I don't think they are baby carriers, it will be a full sized super carrier. They will displace around 70,000 comapred to 100,000 of the Nimitz class

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier

 

[ElFenix]

iirc, france is the only other country with a real aircraft carrier. everyone else's are just STOVL and helicopter boats, which would not be considered aircraft carriers under US designations.

edit: brazil has an old french carrier.

 

[vailr]

Dating from June, 1942, there's four sunken Japanese aircraft carriers (+ one sunken U.S. carrier) near Midway Island, if anyone wanted to try and re-float one of them. Probably pretty badly rusted by now....

 

[GagHalfrunt]

If it doesn't work who can they call for tech support?

 

[techs]

If it doesn't work who can they call for tech support?

I think they should have just named it I.N.S. Tech Support.

 

[ArizonaSteve]

If it doesn't work who can they call for tech support?

No doubt they will have a call center on board to "do the needful" when there is a problem.

 

[IronWing]

Dating from June, 1942, there's four sunken Japanese aircraft carriers (+ one sunken U.S. carrier) near Midway Island, if anyone wanted to try and re-float one of them. Probably pretty badly rusted by now....

Good idea. I could try this idea I have for a wave motion gun.

 

[techs]

I don't think they are baby carriers, it will be a full sized super carrier. They will displace around 70,000 comapred to 100,000 of the Nimitz class

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth-class_aircraft_carrier

Yeah, like I said. A baby carrier. It doesn't even have catapults which severely limits take off weights of aircraft which then severely reduces capability.

In the event of a real war they will probably run and hid behind US carriers.

 

[PowerYoga]

Chinese aircraft carriers can't float. Too much lead.

It'll also explode or collapse in on itself like all their buildings and sewers and sidewalks and toilets and chairs and soy sauce.

 

[lozina]

Huh. I was going to photoshop the carrier with a big turban on top of its conning tower when I realize... it doesn't even have a conning tower :\ how the hell do they get radar, communications, etc.. ???

 

[Printer Bandit]

more importantly, how many toilets does it have?

 

[Broheim]

I don't want to think about the poop deck on an Indian naval ship :\


also, am I the only one who thinks that boat looks like a banana, isn't that sort of racist or something :hmm:

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Yeah, like I said. A baby carrier. It doesn't even have catapults which severely limits take off weights of aircraft which then severely reduces capability.

In the event of a real war they will probably run and hid behind US carriers.

In the event of a real war they won't be fighting somebody that could take it out. It's just to scare Pakistan.

 

[techs]

Huh. I was going to photoshop the carrier with a big turban on top of its conning tower when I realize... it doesn't even have a conning tower :\ how the hell do they get radar, communications, etc.. ???

They're going to add the conning tower later. The dry dock wasn't big enough to support the ship with it already on, as per wiki.

 

[techs]

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